Need help finding your visa subclass?

Medibank provides overseas health covers that can suit you while in Australia on most temporary visas, as well as resident cover for those on permanent visas with access to full Medicare entitlements. Contact our friendly staff for advice and help with your health insurance, whether you're already a member, or looking to join.

Overseas health cover for workers, visitors and students.

Select the visa subclass for your relevant circumstance to see our recommended Medibank Overseas Health Cover options.

The Department of Home Affairs provides information on what these visa subclasses let you do in Australia, how long they let you stay, what entitlements and obligations they carry and how to apply at homeaffairs.gov.au.

If your visa subclass is not listed, then contact us to discuss what Medibank Health Cover may be most appropriate for your circumstances.

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Overseas Worker offer - Want 8 weeks free?*

Join eligible Medibank Overseas Workers Health Cover by 30 Sep 2025, sign up to direct debit and maintain your policy for 42 days. T&Cs apply.* Use promo code: WORKER8

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Things you should know

*Offer available until 30 September 2025. Offer available via phone, web, messaging and in store. For new members on new memberships residing in Australia on a working visa or Medibank members who are transferring from Medibank OSHC or ahm OSHC. Must be over the age of 18.  Must quote promo code 'WORKER8’ when joining. Member must sign up to direct debit. Excludes Overseas Visitors Health Cover, all corporate covers, all Corporate Non-resident covers, all residential hospital and extras covers, Overseas Students Health Cover (OSHC), Ambulance Cover, ahm covers, and other selected covers. Waiting periods may apply to hospital cover. Not available if the policy holder has already taken up this offer, or taken up any other discount offer from Medibank within 12 months from the policy start date. Not available to Medibank employees. Not available with any other offer except the Overseas Extras only offer. Offer cannot be redeemed for cash. Member take up of the offer is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Medibank reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions without notice from time to time.

8 weeks free terms: Member must maintain direct debit and keep policy premium payments up to date and hold eligible cover for 42 consecutive days from the policy start date to get next 8 weeks free. If you change to an ineligible cover during this period, or you terminate or suspend your cover, 8 weeks free will not be issued.